"I mean, the papers say a lot of things," Sheeran hedged. "I've kept my mouth shut about a lot of things, because I think if you add any fuel to any fire..."

Of course, Stern wouldn't let him off the hook that easily, still pressing him on the subject.

"I didn't really come out of that situation upset. I was just pissed off," Sheeran further clarified, adding he wasn't in love with the girl -- he "just thought it was a bit disrespectful."

"I got over it as soon as the song was done. And the song happened pretty soon after," he continued, adding that he did kind of confront the guy about it. "It's a difficult conversation to have … He was my mate. I was a bit like, 'Not cool, but…,'" adding that they haven't really talked since.